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Donna Christopher

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Neighbors

Neighbors Worry Nyack Hospital Expansion Will Worsen Parking Problems ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- Locals who live by Nyack Hospital want parking problems near it resolved before a $22.2 million project to expand the facility begins, according to lohud.comStaff, patients and hospital visitors, rather than pay $2 for lot parking or use a valet choice, seek street parking, said the lohud.com report. The practice has resulted in road congestion, a resident told the lohud.com. A village restriction to prohibit parking on the street until 11 a.m. on some days relieves the problem only temporarily, the resident told lohud.com. The parking problem is reportedly a "nuis…

by Donna Christopher

09/26/2016

Real Estate

Residents Reject Plan For Vacant Hyde Park Building HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- An idea from a developer to build a replacement for an empty Hyde Park building has caused debate among locals, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.Residents are arguing over whether to keep the town's "historic character" in tact, or look ahead economically, said the report. Developers want to rehabilitate what used to be Grand Union Plaza at the Route 9 and Pine Woods Road intersection, and nearby vacant properties, said the newspaper. The first plan is to put a Mavis Discount Tire where Molloy’s Pharmacy was, an idea supported by the Dutchess County Regiona…

by Donna Christopher

09/26/2016

Lifestyle

Yonker Police Ready To Train Civilian Emergency- Response Team YONKERS, N.Y. -- Citizen volunteers interested in becoming part of the city's Community Emergency Response team (C.E.R.T.) may begn their free training Sunday, Oct. 5.Training is provided through the Yonkers Police Department Office of Emergency Management. The 20-hour course is designed to teach participants how to pre-plan for a disaster, how to respond to emergency situations, and how they can assist their neighbors and community in a time of emergency. It will be provided in two-hour sessions and take place at the OEM training facility, 789 Saw Mill River Road. The C.E.R.T. program's …

by Donna Christopher

09/26/2016

Schools

Chinese Students Visit 'Sister School' In Mamaroneck MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Chinese students from Shanghai Experimental School recently paid a visit to Mamaroneck High School, its sister school. A welcome assembly for the students and their host families featured the singing national anthems, among performances and an exchange of gifts.

by Donna Christopher

09/26/2016

Politics

Poughkeepsie Man Pestered By Donald Trump Caller ID Mixup It was amusing at first, then got "scary," said Poughkeepsie resident Richard Rhoades who up to two weeks ago when the problem was resolved, was pestered for two years from callers thinking he was Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. That is because the caller I.D. on his telephone land-line had the name of the Republican Presidential nominee, said Rhoades, 76, a retired respiratory therapist and EMT. Now, since an article about the problem ran in The New Yorker, calls are coming in for the Vietnam War Marine Corps veteran from reporters, including two Monday, he told Da…

by Donna Christopher

09/26/2016

Events

Mary Stuart Masterson Farmer Documentary Premieres At Bard ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- A play written by Jeremy Davidson and directed by Mary Stuart Masterson which highlights the lives of Hudson Vally farmers will be presented Sunday afternoon, Oct. 2 at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, N.Y. Live Arts Bard will present this Storyhorse Documentary Theater - the theater is in Tivoli - play, "Good Dirt" in collaboration with the National Young Farmers Coalition. "Good Dirt" is a multimedia performance based on interviews with six farm families, illustrating the fragility of…

by Donna Christopher

09/26/2016

News

Briarcliff Wraps Up Paving Program Tops Village Manager's Report BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Briarcliff Manor is seeking the community's input as it gets ready to make improvements to the downtown “streetscape,” said Village Manager Philip E. Zegarelli in his weekly report. A public workshop on the effort is Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the at the WJV Community Center, 1 Library Road. The village has hired New York urban design firm, BFJ Planning, to review the current condition of the business district and provide for concepts and planning features for the future. Road paving program: The current phase of the 2016 road paving program has b…

by Donna Christopher

09/26/2016

Schools

Ossining Senior Adriana Scanteianu Named National Merit Semifinalist OSSINING, N.Y. -- An Ossining High School senior has qualified as a semifinalist for the National Merit Scholarship Program.Adriana Scanteianu is a swimmer, Fundamentals of Science Research program student, musician and an admitted "math nerd." The 17-year-old is one of about 16,000 students nationwide to nab a spot as a semifinalist in the 62nd annual scholarship competition because of high scores on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test. Those who advance to finalist status in February will vie for about 7,400 Merit Scholarship awards worth about $33 million. Some 1.6 millio…

by Donna Christopher

09/25/2016

Politics

LED Street Lights Expected To Save Clarkstown Thousands In Budget CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The lighting is about to get brighter in Clarkstown where the Town Board entered into an agreement with the New York Power Authority to purchase LED street lighting. Clarkstown is in the process of buying 3,880 of its street lights, which are currently owned by Orange and Rockland Utilities for $670,000. The lights will next be retrofitted with high-pressure sodium lights with energy-efficient light-emitting diode ones. The purchase will bring a projected savings of $40,000 a month in utility costs "just by owning the lights," plus $450,000 in actual energy co…

by Donna Christopher

09/25/2016

Police & Fire

Learn Safety, See Live Fire, Auto Extrication Demos At Stratford Firehouse STRATFORD, Conn. -- The Stratford Fire Department will aptly open October, which is Fire Safety Month, with a Saturday, Oct. 1 fire safety annual open house at its headquarters. The day will feature dramatic demonstrations of a live fire and auto extrications, home safety house demonstrations for kids every half-hour, an activity project with Home Depot and a food truck, among other offerings. The public is welcome from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at fire headquarters, 2750 Main St.

by Donna Christopher

09/23/2016

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